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'''Shuttlecraft''', or '''shuttles''', were small [[spacecraft]] capable of transporting individuals from a ship in [[orbit]] to a [[planet]] below. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') | '''Shuttlecraft''', or '''shuttles''', were small [[spacecraft]] capable of transporting individuals from a ship in [[orbit]] to a [[planet]] below. ([[TV]]: ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') | ||
==History== | == History == | ||
On [[5 January]] [[1972]], [[President of the United States]] [[Richard Nixon]] ordered the [[construction|building]] of a [[space shuttle]]. He was cagey when asked why, saying "You don't know who might be [[listening]]..." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Time Traveller's Diary (novel)|Time Traveller's Diary]]'') | |||
[[Garron]] claimed to have a shuttle hidden on [[Ribos]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]'') | [[Garron]] claimed to have a shuttle hidden on [[Ribos]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]'') | ||
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In a [[Federation universe|parallel universe]], the [[Starfleet]] of the [[United Federation of Planets]] used shuttlecraft such as the ''[[Galileo (NCC-1701/7)|Galileo]]''. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Assimilation² (comic story)|Assimilation²]]'') | In a [[Federation universe|parallel universe]], the [[Starfleet]] of the [[United Federation of Planets]] used shuttlecraft such as the ''[[Galileo (NCC-1701/7)|Galileo]]''. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Assimilation² (comic story)|Assimilation²]]'') | ||
In [[2589]], a shuttle took tourists to and from the [[Martian Lunar Park]] on [[Phobos]], departing every three days. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Phobos (audio story)|Phobos]]'') | |||
A [[44th century]] [[starliner]] [[Co-pilot (A Christmas Carol)|co-pilot]] mistook [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] for a shuttle. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]'') | A [[44th century]] [[starliner]] [[Co-pilot (A Christmas Carol)|co-pilot]] mistook [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] for a shuttle. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]'') | ||
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[[Madam]]e [[Kovarian]] kept a [[Kovarian's shuttle|shuttle]] docked at [[Demons Run]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'') | [[Madam]]e [[Kovarian]] kept a [[Kovarian's shuttle|shuttle]] docked at [[Demons Run]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'') | ||
In [[6012]], [[ | In [[6012]], [[Jenny]] used a [[Jenny's shuttle|shuttle]] to depart [[Messaline]], a joint [[colony]] planet of [[human]]s and [[Hath]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Daughter (TV story)|The Doctor's Daughter]]'') | ||
The [[Mondasian]] [[colony ship (World Enough and Time)|colony ship]] kept shuttlecraft such as [[SL-16]], which was recovered and used by [[Nardole]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'') | The [[Mondasian]] [[colony ship (World Enough and Time)|colony ship]] kept shuttlecraft such as [[SL-16]], which was recovered and used by [[Nardole]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'') | ||
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Following the [[Last Great Time War]], at the [[end of the universe]], [[Rassilon]] was exiled from [[Gallifrey]] in a [[Rassilon's bowship|bowship]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)|Supremacy of the Cybermen]]'') classed by the [[Twelfth Doctor]] as a shuttle. He added that the [[High Council]] would be on the next one. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'') | Following the [[Last Great Time War]], at the [[end of the universe]], [[Rassilon]] was exiled from [[Gallifrey]] in a [[Rassilon's bowship|bowship]], ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)|Supremacy of the Cybermen]]'') classed by the [[Twelfth Doctor]] as a shuttle. He added that the [[High Council]] would be on the next one. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'') | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:18, 21 October 2024
Shuttlecraft, or shuttles, were small spacecraft capable of transporting individuals from a ship in orbit to a planet below. (TV: Remembrance of the Daleks)
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
On 5 January 1972, President of the United States Richard Nixon ordered the building of a space shuttle. He was cagey when asked why, saying "You don't know who might be listening..." (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary)
Garron claimed to have a shuttle hidden on Ribos. (TV: The Ribos Operation)
The Twelfth Doctor suggested that a puddle of sentient oil was left by a shuttlecraft. (TV: The Pilot)
By 2039, there were no active Earth shuttles to respond to the loss of moonbase Minera Luna San Pedro. One was kept in a museum, where its back was cut off so children ride in it. This "second-hand" space shuttle was eventually recycled and sent to the Moon in 2049. (TV: Kill the Moon)
Bowie Base One was equipped with a shuttle. In 2059, when the Flood attacked the base, Adelaide Brooke ordered Ed Gold to prep the base's shuttle. While the shuttle was being readied, the infected Maggie Cain got in and fired a stream of water up the shaft to the cockpit; though he attempted to seal the door, the water managed to infect him. Knowing that the Flood wanted the ship to reach Earth and its considerable volumes of water, Ed self-destructed the shuttle moments before he fully turned. (TV: The Waters of Mars)
In the 22nd century, a rescue shuttle was dispatched to St John's Monastery. (TV: The Rebel Flesh/The Almost People)
In a parallel universe, the Starfleet of the United Federation of Planets used shuttlecraft such as the Galileo. (COMIC: Assimilation²)
In 2589, a shuttle took tourists to and from the Martian Lunar Park on Phobos, departing every three days. (AUDIO: Phobos)
A 44th century starliner co-pilot mistook the Doctor's TARDIS for a shuttle. (TV: A Christmas Carol)
Jall, a civilian passenger, was the sole survivor when the space shuttle she was on was attacked by the Daleks, who took her to Skaro as a slave. (TV: Destiny of the Daleks)
Madame Kovarian kept a shuttle docked at Demons Run. (TV: A Good Man Goes to War)
In 6012, Jenny used a shuttle to depart Messaline, a joint colony planet of humans and Hath. (TV: The Doctor's Daughter)
The Mondasian colony ship kept shuttlecraft such as SL-16, which was recovered and used by Nardole. (TV: The Doctor Falls)
In 200,100, shuttles were used to transport civilians from the Game Station to Earth, however, there were not enough to evacuate all. (TV: The Parting of the Ways)
Just prior to Earth Death in 5,000,000,000, shuttles 4, 5, and 6 docked at Platform One. (TV: The End of the World)
Following the Last Great Time War, at the end of the universe, Rassilon was exiled from Gallifrey in a bowship, (COMIC: Supremacy of the Cybermen) classed by the Twelfth Doctor as a shuttle. He added that the High Council would be on the next one. (TV: Hell Bent)
